Reno sole practice devoted exclusively to the trusts and estates field for over 36 years. J. Douglas Clark is the founding president of the Probate Bar Association of Washoe County and past president of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada.
Probate in Carson City
Probate Court Record
Carson City First Judicial District Court
Carson City · 1st Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
885 East Musser Street, Suite 3031, Carson City, NV 89701-3031
Website
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving Carson City
Originally founded as Brooke Shaw Zumpft in 1985. Attorneys bring over 50 years of combined experience serving the Carson Valley in estate planning, probate, trust litigation, and guardianship.
Reno firm at 327 California Avenue handling wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, probate in Washoe County District Court, trust litigation, and special-needs planning throughout the Reno-Sparks area. More than a century of combined attorney experience.
One of Nevada's oldest firms, founded in 1918 and based in Reno's Sierra Plaza. The estate group handles court-supervised probate, trust administration, and contested trust and will proceedings statewide, including undue-influence and breach-of-fiduciary-duty challenges. Advanced planning includes dynasty trusts, life insurance trusts, and charitable remainder trusts.
Hutchison & Steffen works from Las Vegas (W. Alta Drive) and Reno (W. Liberty Street) as one of Nevada's larger firms. Its Trust & Probate Litigation group represents trustees, banks, and individuals in Clark and Washoe County courts across will contests, undue-influence claims, fiduciary accounting disputes, and trust modifications. Estate and tax work grew with a 2016 merger.
Snell & Wilmer's Las Vegas and Reno offices serve Nevada clients through the firm's Private Client Services group, handling estate and gift tax planning, multi-jurisdictional trust administration, probate, and trust and will litigation. The group includes ACTEC Fellows and Chambers USA-ranked attorneys.
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Nevada happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statuteNRS Chapter 163, 164, 165Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
In Nevada, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)NRS 153.070; NRS 164.043; NRS 153.031(3)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Nevada: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysNRS 144.010, NRS 144.090Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsNRS 147.040, NRS 147.070, NRS 147.130, NRS 147.195, NRS 155.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
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